2015 Archive Stories National Columnists

President Obama’s foreign policy is much like his domestic policy: naïve and narcissistic. The results of his bravado are seldom good.
Obama has botched foreign relations. We are no better off anywhere in the world since he took office. The premise of his Middle East policy is that he is adored by the media and Democrats; ther

No function of government is more antiquated and counterproductive than our current tax system. It operates under the delusion that higher rates will bring us out of financial trouble. The reality is the opposite. When tax rates grow, the private economy contracts – which always leads to less tax revenue.
The correct solution is no

Competition is good – in politics as well as in economics.
There is a race on now for Reagan Republican senators and presidential candidates (but perhaps I repeat myself) to design the next Kemp-Roth tax cut/tax reform plan that will catch fire and become the legislation to focus the movement and lead the Republican Party to victor

The great conundrum of the U.S. economy today is that we have record numbers of working-age Americans out of the labor force at the same time we have businesses desperately trying to find workers. An example: The American Transportation Research Institute estimates there are about 35,000 trucker jobs that could be filled tomorrow if workers woul

WASHINGTON – With Ted Cruz announcing and Rand Paul and Marco Rubio soon to follow, it’s time to start handicapping the horses and making enemies.
No point in wasting time on the Democratic field. There is none. The only thing that can stop Hillary Clinton is an act of God, and he seems otherwise occupied. As does Elizabeth W

The snarky quip attributed to 19th-century French Foreign Minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand – “It was worse than a crime; it was a blunder” – has recently been making the rounds to deride a letter written by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and signed by 46 other senators.
They wrote to the Iranian theocracy that any

Google and I are buddies these days. For whatever reason, I’ve found myself returning to the curiosity of a kindergartener, wanting to follow up on the most basic intrigues with the ever-insatiable “Why” and “How?” Suddenly wondering whether vegans are able to enjoy dessert. Recipes are at your fingertips. Want to k

Tired of selling overpriced coffee to pretentious white Americans, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz decided he would try to end racism.
He instructed his baristas, the tattooed and nose-ringed students majoring in Women and Gender Studies and carrying $40,000 in student loan debt, to lecture customers on race. Here is what I know for sure: I

If you count yourself among the majority of Americans fed up with the unsavory, business-as-usual, backroom dealing that continues to define Washington, take heart in the fact that the charter of the scandal-prone U.S. Export-Import Bank is set to expire June 30. If you are among the misinformed or privileged few who support the Bank’s rea

The First Amendment just had its day in court – and it won, at least temporarily.
Recently, a Los Angeles-based federal judge, Manuel Real, issued a ruling temporarily protecting our organization, the Americans for Prosperity Foundation, from demands made by California Attorney General Kamala Harris. The judge’s order is an i

What has gone wrong with the U.S. government in the past month? Just about everything, from the fundamental to the ridiculous.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the United States to warn Congress about the dangers of a nuclear Iran. He spoke without the invitation of an irritated President Obama, who claimed that he did n

WASHINGTON – Of all the idiocies uttered in reaction to Benjamin Netanyahu’s stunning election victory, none is more ubiquitous than the idea that peace prospects are now dead because Netanyahu has declared that there will be no Palestinian state while he is Israel’s prime minister.
I have news for the lowing herds: The

Iran is now a source of tremendous strain in United States domestic politics as well as foreign policy. Escalating divisions between Democrats and Republicans are greatly complicating our foreign policy. In the end, this may strengthen the influence of the fundamentalist Islamic regime in Tehran.
In the United States Senate, forty-seven

Never before have I reached out to readers and solicited money for a just cause. But the Atlanta-based televangelist couple Creflo and Taffi Dollar recently asked their congregation to buy them a new jet.
I'm in. We must do this. Creflo feels strongly that his current jet needs replacing, and he

The U.S. Department of Justice recently issued two reports, both growing out of the Ferguson, Mo., shooting of Michael Brown. The first report, about “the shooting death of Michael Brown by Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson” ought to be read by every American.
It says in plain English what facts have been establ